I wonder why the American media rarely mention sanctions by the US or any demands by the cuban protesters???
I literally have heard of no demands by the protesters can someone inform me of them if they exist?
Seems to be mostly people upset about shortages and I believe there's some anger about funding going to tourism instead of healthcare as they're dealing with shortages.
It's a complicated situation because the embargo and "terrorist" label make it impossible to get foreign currency right now which is how Cuba has to pay for fuel oil and resources needed for medical manufacturing and power generation.
They also aren't being allowed to sell their vaccine because it was shot down, which means they can do domestic vaccination, but can't bring in any foreign currency with it.
The initial small protests showing anger about the shortages were quickly co-opted by SOS Cuba and Miami mob types. They're aware of the difference between the original protestors and the very clearly paid agitators which is good, but it seems like there was some violence being pretty wildly doled out in some places.
There are several videos of cops hitting protestors (albeit in situations where they're surrounded and being hit themselves), and other videos of cops standing by while protestors torch their cars.
The president has mobilized the people who support the party in the cities to go out and talk to the well meaning protestors and brawl with the agitators. It's a big example of a party understanding the importance of street politics and not just using the state organs to crack down, bit their own supporters in the form of counter protests.
There's also claims about internet being shut down in areas, but it could honestly just be a power outage thing. Or the pretty poor cellular infrastructure just being overloaded by thousands of people trying to upload videos at the same time. I've seen plenty of videos from both protests that have been uploaded to Twitter, so I don't think it's as bad as some outlets are making it out to be.
This follows the playbook almost perfectly. The protests aren't about disdain for the government, they're about the embargo, but saying that would draw attention to the fact that the US is attempting genocide in the name of anti-communism.
